Shock-absorbing means



Dec; 20, 1927.-

w. G. MAYER SHOCK ABSORBING MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 27. 1922 W @Mayer INVENTOI .Y any Dec. 20,'1927. 1,653,580

w. G. MAYER I SHOCK ABSORBING MEANS K Filed @1.27. 1922 2 sheets-sneer 2 M Mayer:

INVBNTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

, U'ITED STATES v'PAT WILLIAM e. ivIAYE'B., or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

VAimication filed January 27, 1922. Serial No. 532,314.

This invention relates to shock absorbing means, and more particularly to a mountingI for a. truck body. Y

One ot the main objects of theinvention 5;, is to provide simple and eilicient means for resiliently.supporting the body of a truck so as to `prevent racking of the truck body, the resilient `supporting means v acting ',to" absorb shocks thus materially lengthening n; the lite of the truck body. A further object 'is to provide means of the character stated ot' simple construction' and operation which may be readily applied to a truck body and chassis of standard construction. i5 Another object is to provide means ot the characterlstated capable of supporting great weight. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the supporting means applied;

Figure 2 is a back view; l

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the body, the supporting means being indicated by dotted lines; v

Figure l is a. top plan view of one of the supporting members;

Figure 5 is a side view of one of the supporting members as applied;

Figure 6 is a back view of one of the supporting members as applied.

The invention is intended to be. used in connection with a truck A of a known type which includes a chassis B having side rails b and a body C of known construction provided with bottom cross-beams c. Each cross-beam o' is seated, adjacent to each end, in an angle plate 1 provided with a depending lug 2 pivotally supported by pin 2b between lingers 3 of an arm t pivotally secured .at one end by a bolt 5 to a block 6 which projects upwardly from the rearward end of a securing bracket 7 o1 angle cross-section which lit about rail or sill Z) ot the chassis. Bracket 7 is secured in position by U-bolts 8 which tit in channel elements 9 of the bracket, these bolts passing about sill l) and through plates 10 extending beneath the sill, securing nuts 11 being threaded on the .no ends of the bolts. As will be understood,

the sills o and beams c may be of any suitable or preferred construction and bracket 7 and plate 1 may be secured in any suitable or preferred manner.

Arm 1- is provided with a forwardly and upwardly inclined neck 12 provided at its upper end with a head 13 which is disposed substantially horizontally, `the' underface of this head being recessedto forma cup 1st f which is disposed. in alignment withacup 15 provided rat theforward end ofbracket 7. The cups 14 and 15 receive the ends of an expansion coil spring 16. A f l i In practice any` suitable vor preferred number yot the supportingA devices are secured on sills?) and secured to cross-beams c so as to support body C of the truck upon angle plates 1 and-arms et.. As downward movement of arms 4; is resisted by springs 16,

this provides a very eliicient spring mounting for the truck body. which :is/capable of absorbing the shocks and jars to which the truck is submitted during travel. The size and strength of the springs 16 may be varied in accordance with the load which the truck is to carry, heavy springs being used for trucks carrying heavy loads and lighter springs for lighter types of trucks, as will be understood. Downward movement of arm 4 is positively limited by a bumper 2a provided at the lower end of lug 2 and positioned to strike a bumper element Y71 projecting from the upper face of bracket 7 adjacent to block 6. Under ordinary conditions bumper 2 will not come into contact with element 7a, these elements only being brought into play under abnormal condi tions. Rebound ot' arm 4 is positively limited by neck 12 which is disposed to contact with beam c thus preventing upward movement or the forward end of the arm to such an extent as to permitcup 14 to be moved from over the upper end of spring 16. This insures that the spring is at all times in operative position and effectually eliminates any possibility of unseating of any ot' the springs used in the shock absorbing structure. The truck body C is thus supported upon the springs 16 so that all shocks are etlectually absorbed by these springs thus materially lengthening the life of the body of the truck, as well as ot the whole truck structure since the chassis is relieved of the continual strains and pounding which result Jfrom mounting the body directly upon the chassis as is the present practice.

As will be understood, changes in details of construction and arrangement of parts oi' the invention may be resorted to without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within thescope of the appended claims, in this application in which the preferred form only of my invention is disclosed.

That I claim is :t

l. Means ttor cushioning` truck bodies compiieiug a plurality ot brackets adaptedv to symmetrically support the body, each bracket carrying` aforked Z-shaped lever pivoted invlugs, al pivoted angle piece adjacent to the angular Wall of the lever, said angle piece being` pivoted to the lever and conforming,` to a part of the body, said angular wall of the Z-shaped lever lyingproximateto a cross-beam oi' the body, cooper ating integral bumper' elements on the lever and bracket, and an outer circular recessed arm on the lever to nest one end of a conr pression Spring having its other end mounted in the base of the bracket, whereby the bumpers limit downward thrust and the Z-walls limit their i'ebound.

2. In a device for supporting truck bodies, a bracket adapted for securement a chassis,v an arm pivotally secured at one end to the bracket and provided at its other end with an upwardly extending neck and a head extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the neck, an angle plate pivotally secured to the arm adjacent a bracket adapted for securementto a chassis, an arm pivotally secured at one endto the bracket and provided at its other vend with an upwardly extending `neck and a head extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the neck, an angle plate pivotally securedV tothe arm adjacent to the pivot thereof, anda cushion y'member coniined between said head and the bracket, the neck of the arm being disposed adjacent the angle' plate toV cooperate with a beam ot' a truck body to which the plate is secured to limit upward movement of the arm.

Intestimony whereof I atHX my signature.

wir e; MAYER. 

